Exploring Cloud Types and Their Names

The video provides a quick lesson on cloud types and how scientists categorize them using terms like cumulus, stratus, nimbus, and cirrus. It explains the different zones in the troposphere where clouds occur and describes the characteristics of each cloud type. The video also discusses the formation of contrails and their similarity to cirrus clouds. It concludes with examples of various cloud types and their features.

What is the primary focus of the initial section of the lesson?

• The impact of weather on cloud formation

• Different types of precipitation

• Introduction to cloud types and classification zones

• The role of the stratosphere in cloud formation

What does the term 'cumulus' mean?

• Curl

• Spread out

• Dark cloud

• Mound

Which type of cloud is described as a 'blanket' that covers the sky?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Nimbus

What is the Latin term for 'dark cloud'?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

• Cirrus

Which cloud type is associated with thunderstorms and lightning?

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Altostratus

• Cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does 'cirrus' mean in Latin?

• Mound

• Spread out

• Dark cloud

• Curl

What are contrails from jet engines primarily made of?

• Dust particles

• Smoke

• Water droplets

• Ice crystals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What prefix is used to describe clouds in the middle region of the troposphere?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Alto

Which cloud type is a combination of stratus and cumulus characteristics?

• Nimbostratus

• Cirrostratus

• Stratocumulus

• Altostratus

What phenomenon is often seen under a cumulonimbus cloud?

• Hail

• Fog

• Snow

• Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5